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marquee

[mahr-kee] / mɑrˈki /
NOUN
permanent canopy
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There are primaries in four states on Tuesday, and two marquee Republican contests in South Carolina are set to be another test of Trump's sway with his party's grassroots.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

His marquee “20×10” initiative—new factories in 20 cities and counties a year for the next 10 years—calls for local economic revitalization requiring a modern healthcare facility, light-industry factories and a leisure complex.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But despite not winning those marquee series against Australia and India, England's record is good.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Given that Gonez has virtually invisible opposition and Melvoin has his own donor base, “the level of outside spending seen in prior marquee races was simply not necessary,” McGinity said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Hundreds of people milled under the marquee of Madison Square Garden as Alfred and Henry came up from the subway.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte




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